cramped
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Life in space can be stressful and cramped, he said, and potentially rife for interpersonal conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The cramped toilet space is very noisy inside, so they must protect their ears.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
I’m in a cramped examination room at a clinic in Panama City.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The pair, who live in a cramped studio apartment in a crumbling colonial-era building, can’t afford butter or mayonnaise, so breakfast is a piece of plain bread.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
At the end of each four-hour watch, the men would change places, wriggling past each other in the cramped space.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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